Real estate

Takeda announced it secured 600,000 square feet of research and development and office space in new construction at Cambridge’s Kendall Square.
Horizon Therapeutics’ Bill Rees spoke to BioSpace about the scientific discovery and collaboration potential of its new Rockville, Maryland site, which is expected to open in 2024.
The new space will enable Astellas to establish a global supply chain of gene therapies as well as widen the scope of the therapeutic products it creates.
The approval expands the rapidly growing number of indications for Dupixent, which is the first and only biologic medication with the FDA’s nod to treat atopic dermatitis from infancy to adulthood.
In partnership with the U.S. government, Evonik Industries is investing more than $200 million to build a lipid manufacturing facility in the United States.
Seattle-based Sana Biotechnology is moving on from its current Fremont, California manufacturing facility, inking a lease deal to develop a manufacturing plant in Bothell, Washington.
Pharma giant Merck announced it is expanding in both area and headcount with a new Cambridge, MA office. The company’s plan is to add 160,000 square feet and 100 new employees.
The new R&D facility is a product of its new licensing deal with BridgeBio Pharma and will operate under Helsinn Therapeutics.
Vertex Pharmaceuticals dedicated a new site in Boston’s Seaport. But the company seemed to say, “But wait! There’s more!” and announced it plans to build another facility in the area.
Kriya Therapeutics secured $270 million that will be used to advance its fully integrated gene therapy pipeline and expand engineering, manufacturing and computation.
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